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keywords: cold war, suez canal crisis, cease-fire, united nation peacekeepers

Synopsis: British, French and Israeli military forces hold their positions in the Suez Canal zone as a cease-fire is negotiated but the Allied militaries remain firm that they will not leave until the UN can replace them with a multi-national peacekeeper force to keep the peace and keep the Suez Canal open all under a cloud of Russian interference as they hint volunteer forces may make their way to the area ratcheting up tensions in an already on the verge of more violence and conflict...(read more)

  • Date: 1956
  • Duration: 00:01:18
  • Sound: Yes
  • Color: Monochrome
  • Type: Public Domain
  • Language: English
  • Location: Middle East

Cease Fire In Egypt

Cease Fire In Egypt

In Egypt, British, French and Israeli forces hold their positions at the time of cease-fire, maintaining a stalemate as discussions in the United Nations go on and the multi-national U.N. Police Force is organized. Tension continues to run high with Russian hints of “volunteer forces” being introduced into the area.